Location: Coming from Faro on the EN125, turn left towards Açoteias and Olhos de Água. Then follow the blue signs that lead to the PINE CLIFFS or to the SHERATON ALGARVE. Turn left after the Galp filling-station e stay on track of the blue signs.
Architect: Martin Hawtree General Director: Guido de Wilde
Important Competitions: Presidents Trophy 1992
Founded: 1990 Holes: 9 Length: 2274 m (White) 2051 m (Yellow) 1784 m (Red) Par: 33/32 (White and Yellow) 33/32 (Red) SSS: 67 (Men) 67 (Ladies)
Facilities: Hotel, Golf Academy with Driving Range, 2 Putting Green, 1 Chipping-Green, Pro-Golf Shop, Restaurants, Bars, mini-golf course with 18 holes.
Contact details: Praia da Falésia, P.O. Box 644 8200-909 Albufeira Tel. :+351 289 500 100 Fax :+351 289 501 950 E-mail:
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Portugal’s Golf Courses
This is one of the country's most original golf courses, built in a pinewood at the edge of impressive cliffs, and overlooking the beautiful beaches of the Algarve and the Atlantic beyond. Opened in 1990, Pine Cliffs was designed by Martin Hawtree. The nine-hole course is not very long, for only two holes run to more than 360 meters. However, despite this, it presents an interesting challenge for the golfer, regardless of his or her handicap.
As well as concerning himself with the playing area, Hawtree was careful to leave the surrounding land undisturbed and largely as it was before the course was built. The perfectly-kept course opens with two undemanding holes, but the challenge gets tougher from the third hole, a par 4 for which the drive must go through a narrow gap between pine trees. After the fifth hole (the only par 5 on the course) comes the crown jewel: a par 3 with a championship tee built over a ravine that requires a 205-meter carrying shot right over the beach to land on a deep but narrow green.
Nigel Mansell, who was the President of Pine Cliffs for some time, has given the club the glamour that normally surrounds the great sport stars.
Salgados Golf
Location: Coming from Faro in the EN125, turn left at the Vale de Parra crossing. At the first traffic lights, turn right. The course is about 1 Km further on.
Architect: Pedro de Vasconcelos and Robert Muir-Graves Director: Pedro Silvestre
Founded: 1994 Holes: 18 Length: 6080 m (White) 5640 m (Yellow) 5157 m (Blue) 4711 m (Red) Par: 72 SSS: 72 (White) 69 (Yellow) 72 (Blue) 69 (Red)
Facilities: Driving Range, Putting Green, Chipping Green, Pro-Shop, Restaurant, Bar.
Contact details: Herdade dos Salgados Vale Rabelho – P.O. Box 2266 8200 Albufeira E-mail:
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